The clunky old Cirrus Software for use with DUATS is being replaced
with a new program that looks like a terrific improvement. I haven't
had a chance to try it yet, but it's got to be better than Cirrus.

Here's the information to obtain a free copy:


CSC DUATS Golden Eagle FlightPrep®
http://www.flightprep.com/rootpage.p...nfogoldeneagle
CSC Inc. DUATS of Chantilly, Virginia, has selected FlightPrep®, to
power the Golden Eagle FlightPrep® flight planner. This new flight
planner is a replacement for the popular Cirrus® software which has
been the mainstay offline and dial-up DUATS flight planner for the
last eight years, for several hundred thousand pilots.


Get Golden Eagle FlightPrep version 1.1.1 (6/11/2004) (~100MB)
http://www.flightprep.com/rootpage.p...efp_dl_pgmdata


Golden Eagle FlightPrep Basic Data Updater:
http://www.flightprep.com/rootpage.p...efp_dl_updater
This dataset is effective 10 June 2004 through 5 August 2004. The
program is version 1.1.1.


A very brief perusal reveals:

Pros:

1. Nice graphic terrain planning chart until zoom level 6, but it
still looks better than Cirrus.


Gotchas:
1. Don't try to search without any search terms entered; crashes
program!

2. Screen updates after scrolling the map are too slow.

3. In the Flight Planner command, you'll find the aircraft you
created at the bottom of the list.

4. The user interface is a kludge similar to Cirrus.